Not What You Think Official on MSN

A $3 billion US Navy ship burned for days. Here’s why no one stopped it

When a fire broke out aboard a U.S. Navy ship in San Diego, it should have been contained quickly. Instead, a series of ...
Navy Times on MSN

Navy needs to improve fire safety enforcement on ships, watchdog warns

Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...
USNI News

GAO Report on Fire Prevention Improvements During Navy Ship Maintenance

The following is the Dec. 17, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Maintenance: Fire Prevention ...
KPBS on MSN

New report says government hiring freeze could raise risk of fires on Navy ships

A new Government Accountability Office report says the Navy is falling short of its fire safety goals in the wake of the ...
Marine Log

GAO: Navy still needs to do more on ship fire prevention

Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that ...
WorkBoat

Navy needs stronger oversight to prevent ship fires, GAO says

A government watchdog report released Wednesday states the U.S. Navy needs to strengthen oversight of ship maintenance contractors to prevent fires, citing chronic staffing shortfalls and weak enforce ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy will build new frigate based on cutter design

After killing the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based ...